# Barbaspur Village, Pratappur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/pratappur/barbaspur/ Village · Pratappur, Surguja # Barbaspur Barbaspur is a village in Pratappur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497223**. The 2011 Census counted **1,866 people in 411 households**, the 23rd largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%. - 1,866people (2011) - 411households - 50.9%literacy - 497223PIN code ## Barbaspur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Barbaspur is 497223.** Barbaspur falls in Pratappur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497223 - Gram panchayatBarbaspur - Community development blockPratappur - Census village code432275 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barbaspur from nearby towns? - Pratappur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)57 km by road - Pratappur (nearest town)17 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Barbaspur? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Barbaspur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Pratappur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pratappur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Barbaspur known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 72% of the 781 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Barbaspur Of every 100 households in Barbaspur in 2011, 25 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Barbaspur · ■ Pratappur rural average Electricity for lighting ****25%** **51% Toilet within the home ****5%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **93% Tap water ****24%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **99% Use banking services ****62%** **68% Television ****3%** **8% Mobile phone ****18%** **17% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****55%** **36% Own their home ****98%** **98% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Barbaspur? ■ Barbaspur · ■ Pratappur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.9%** **55.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1041** **961 Working population ****55.9%** **48.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.5% for men and 38.2% for women. 56% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 394 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 164 (16%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 14 (1%) · **■** Marginal 471 (45%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Pratappur - Shakalpur1,953 people - Koteya1,951 people - Sarhari1,946 people - Baikona1,904 people - Durati1,825 people - Karsi1,806 people - Manpur1,768 people - Dawankara1,767 people [All 114 villages in Pratappur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/pratappur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Barbaspur?497223 - How far is Barbaspur from Ambikapur?57 km by road - What is the population of Barbaspur?1,866 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barbaspur in?Surguja district (Pratappur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Barbaspur?50.9% (Census 2011)